Champ
Well Known Member
Saw the tread on the max passenger weight in a 4 after my flight today with a 245lb passenger in the back. I?m 155 lb and we had approximately 10 gal of fuel per side. CofG was 85.3 with a gross of 1685. I?ve been mostly solo so far except for a 160 lb er in the back on occasion.
What a difference with the 245 lb er! I?m still analyzing the flight in my head but big things were - With pitch trim set neutral we left the ground way to soon and when flaring I didn?t have enough nose down trim to plant it in a wheel landing and I probably neglected to push the stick forward at touch down. I pretty much ended up doing a very bouncy full stall landing. All my landings so far have been wheel.
Anyway just wondered what your max passenger weight is in a RV8?
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I?ll re read the ?landing an RV8 thread? but would appreciate any tips for flying big rear seaters.
What a difference with the 245 lb er! I?m still analyzing the flight in my head but big things were - With pitch trim set neutral we left the ground way to soon and when flaring I didn?t have enough nose down trim to plant it in a wheel landing and I probably neglected to push the stick forward at touch down. I pretty much ended up doing a very bouncy full stall landing. All my landings so far have been wheel.
Anyway just wondered what your max passenger weight is in a RV8?
and
I?ll re read the ?landing an RV8 thread? but would appreciate any tips for flying big rear seaters.